Eddie (Tiger) Holohan; Retired Airport Official

Eddie (Tiger) Holohan, a retired Los Angeles Department of Airports official, has died in Granada Hills. He was 77.

Holohan was the administrative assistant to the general manager of the Department of Airports from 1970 until his retirement in 1986.

A longtime Granada Hills resident, he died Sunday of heart failure following a lengthy battle with heart problems, said his wife, Ellen Holohan.

During World War II, he was a civilian aerobatic flight instructor for the Army Air Force in Miami and was appointed by President Harry Truman to serve as chief of aviation in Puerto Rico, a position he held for four years. Holohan later worked in Washington as the director of public relations for the Flying Tiger Line Inc. and was transfered to California in 1958. He worked with the airline cargo company until he was hired by the Los Angeles Department of Airports in 1970.

Holohan also served as president of the North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce from 1965 to 1967 and president of the Aero Club of Southern California from 1982 to 1983. He also was a Kiwanis club member.

He is survived by his wife of six years; a son, Edmund K. Holohan of Chico, Calif.; a brother, Warren Holohan of Marigate, Fla.; a sister, Betty Gregory of Baldwinsville, N.Y.; and a step-grandson.

Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Bastian & Perrott Mortuary, 18728 Parthenia St., Northridge, which is handling the arrangements. A funeral service is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Oakwood Chapel at Oakwood Memorial Park, 22601 Lassen St., Chatsworth, with burial to follow. Donations can be made in Holohan’s name to the American Heart Assn., Northwestern Division.